Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs mat muhly

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while mat muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	mat muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Calomyscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Calomyscus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mat muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	mat muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mat muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.